Rabies: Vaccination
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to secure access to supplies of the rabies vaccination for those travelling to countries where rabies is present; and when he expects supplies of the rabies vaccination to become widely available to British people travelling to countries where rabies is present.
Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Pre-exposure rabies vaccines for travellers are made available to the public through private travel health services, including general practices, pharmacies, and specialist travel clinics. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) does not centrally procure rabies vaccines for routine travel purposes.
However, UKHSA currently holds a contract awarded in January 2026, for the provision of rabies vaccine to support post-exposure and urgent treatment. This ensures that vaccines are available to protect individuals who may have been exposed to rabies, where timely access is critical. Details of the contract can be found via the notices at the following two links:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085071-2025
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004936-2026
There has been no availability issue raised by the UKHSA supplier of rabies vaccines.
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